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For passionate football fans, it's not just bragging rights on the line Sunday: Waistlines are too. Research suggests whether your team wins or loses can alter how you perceive the taste of food, and how much you eat, even the day after.

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Game Brain Science: How Your Super Bowl Team Plays Can Sway What You Eat

10:01pm February 03, 2019

by Maria Godoy

For serious fans, it's not just bragging rights on the line: Waistlines are too. Research suggests whether our team wins or loses can alter how we enjoy food, and how much we eat, even the day after.

A lure attracts songbirds into a poacher's field in Ras Baalbek.

For Migratory Birds, Lebanon Is A 'Black Hole' Where They Are Hunted, Trapped, Killed

8:02am February 03, 2019

Every year, some 2.6 million birds are shot or die after being trapped in illegal nets in Lebanon. "This country is a black hole in terms of protection," says a conservationist.

The Collected Schizophrenias, by Esme Weijun Wang

Hallucinations Kidnap The Senses In 'The Collected Schizophrenias'

7:42am February 03, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Esmé Weijun Wang's new book is part memoir, part deeply researched work of science about her diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. She says she first noticed her brain was different at age five.

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The Role Climate Change Plays In Weather Extremes

5:09pm February 02, 2019

After a week of record-cold temperatures, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about how climate change is leading to more weather extremes.

Mourners transport the flag-draped coffin of Iraqi archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani, seen in the poster, for burial during her funeral procession in the National Museum in Baghdad on Jan. 21. Iraq is mourning the loss of a beloved archaeologist who helped r

Remembering Lamia Al-Gailani, Pioneering Iraqi Archaeologist

8:02am February 02, 2019

by Jane Arraf

The noted Iraqi archaeologist died Jan. 18 in Jordan. She helped restore Iraq's national museum after it was looted in 2003 and specialized in the study of ancient cylinder seals.

Russian troops load a missile onto an Iskander-M launcher during a 2016 exercise. Russia is now deploying missiles to Kaliningrad, its Baltic exclave.

The U.S. And Russia Are Stocking Up On Missiles And Nukes For A Different Kind Of War

10:13pm February 01, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

The U.S. and Russia seem increasingly interested in battlefield nuclear weapons. Arms control advocates fear a return to the darkest days of the Cold War.

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U.S. Scientists Researching Gene Editing In Human Embryos

8:41pm February 01, 2019

by Rob Stein

Despite outrage over gene editing in China that affected the birth of twins, research is underway in the U.S. to assess the safety and effectiveness of CRISPR tools to edit genes in human embryos.

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Dieter Egli, a developmental biologist at Columbia University, and Katherine Palmerola examine a newly fertilized egg injected with a CRISPR editing tool.

New U.S. Experiments Aim To Create Gene-Edited Human Embryos

1:18pm February 01, 2019

by Rob Stein

Despite outrage over gene editing in China that affected the birth of twins, research is underway in the U.S. to assess the safety and effectiveness of CRISPR tools to edit genes in human embryos.

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News Brief: Senate Rebuke, Opioid Lawsuit, Gene-Editing Embryos

6:26am February 01, 2019

Senate rebukes Trump's Syria decision. Legal documents allegedly detail allegations of years of deceptive opioid practices. A new experiment in the U.S. aimes at creating gene-edited human embryos.

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NASA's rover Curiosity crawls up the side of Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars' surface in January 2018. Mount Sharp — a 3-mile-high mountain — can be seen in the distance.

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Exploring The Mysterious Origins Of Mars' 3-Mile-High Sand Pile

8:01pm January 31, 2019

by Joe Palca

Space scientists on Earth have improvised a tool on the Mars rover to help them figure out how a giant mountain on the Red Planet came to be. Their surprising conclusion: It's likely windswept sand.

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